Tag Archives: Feminism

Behn’s Comedy Masks Feminist Protest

By Robin Bates | Published: November 20, 2014

Aphra Behn’s 1677 play “The Rover” hides its feminist protest within a comic form.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 12, 2013

One of my students, studying the female bildungsroman, is studying Salinger’s “Franny,” Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” and other works.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 12, 2013

Poetry Audre Lorde makes a practical case for visionary poetry.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 18, 2013

Vivian Gornick reflects on why Colette and Mary McCarthy meant so much to her as a 20-something in the 1950s.

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By Robin Bates | Published: April 22, 2013

With the rise in state legislatures passing anti-abortion legislation, Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale” seems more relevant than ever.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 10, 2013

In a recent talk at St. Mary’s, author Elsa Walsh counseled young people to strive for “a good enough life.”

By Robin Bates | Published: March 18, 2013

In my student’s eyes, there’s no contradiction between Austen the satirist and Austen the romance writer.

By Robin Bates | Published: March 15, 2013

The Right Wing’s “war on women” is affecting the way my students read Aphra Behn.

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By Robin Bates | Published: March 29, 2012

In “Diving into the Wreck” Adrienne Rich surveyed the wreckage of post-World War II relationships and charted new paths.